Our understanding of Ancient Greece relies on the few surviving books, among the countless lost ones, shaping what we know ...

This prehistoric piece of alder found at the Marathousa 1 archaeological site in Greece might be the earliest wooden tool ...

Tiny bits of Earth’s atmosphere have been drifting to the moon for billions of years, guided by Earth’s magnetic field. Rather than blocking particles, the magnetic field can funnel them along ...

The room we are in is locked. It is windowless and lit from above by a fluorescent bulb. In the hallway outside—two stories beneath the city of London—attendants in dark suits patrol silently, giving ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

When it comes to downhill skiing, the Hudson Valley was never Sun Valley. But for a time, in the 1950s through the 1980s, the lower Valley boasted several mom-and-pop ski centers that offered many ...

NOTE from the HUMBOLDT HISTORIAN: This editorial appeared in the Northern Californian on December 21, 1859, at the time when Bret Harte was employed on this paper. It was reprinted in the Newsletter ...

When astronauts next go to the moon, they'll find a little bit of home waiting for them. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Atoms ...

Historical observations by Tycho Brahe (1572) and Johannes Kepler (1604) documented the transient appearance of "new stars," later identified as supernovae, which profoundly challenged prevailing ...

Using samples from caves and rock shelters along South Africa’s coasts, scientists have analyzed the DNA of ancient hunter-gatherers. The records reveal a southern African lineage of Homo sapiens that ...

We’ve likely had at least one close encounter of the 3I kind before. Harvard scientist Avi Loeb claims that not only does 3I/ATLAS potentially have alien origins, but that this wouldn’t be the first ...